Disappearing bed.



W. l.` MURPHY.

DISAPPEARING BED.

APPLlcAHON 1|11D1AN.20,1913.

Patented Mz l' INVENTOR wlf L. MURP/V/ BY M ATTORNEY 5 WILLIAM L. MURPHY, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DISAPPEARING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1916.

Application led .T anuary 20, 1913. Serial No. 742,994.

To all whom z't may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the cit and county of San Francisco, State of alifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disappearing Beds, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to beds which are adapted to be moved into a closet or recess when not in use or which are adapted to be moved through an opening in a wall, so that they may be used in either chamber on opposite sides of the wall.

The object of the invention is to provide a structure whereby the bed is connected intermediate its edges to one side of an opening in a wall of less width than the bed, so

-that the bed may be moved through the opening to lie on either side of the wall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure whereby the bed 1S Supported at the side of the opening in the Wall ldependent of the door, which is adapted to close said opening, and is so connected to the door that the head of the bed lies substantially parallel thereto when the door is full open or closed.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, which', with the foregoing,

will be set forth at length in the following description, where. I shall outline in full that form of the invention which I have selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. 'Ihe novelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding said d escription. From this it will be apparent that I do not restrict myself to the showlng made by said drawings and description as I may adopt many variations within the scope off my invention as expressed in said claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is aA top view cf the structure of my invention,

the door frame being shown in' SectiOn, Sliowing the bed folded upward and lts posltwn relative to the door on'opposlte SldeS f the wall. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectioi 0f the bed in the folded position, part thereof bellg broken away to reduce the size of the figille. Fig. 3 is a detail, 'partly in section, of the means connecting the'door to the bed frame.

In accordance with my invention, the bed proper 2 is pivoted or hinged, or otherwise attached or mounted, upon the head frame. 3, so that the bed may be moved from a horizontal to a vertical position and vice versa. When the bed is in its Vertical position it is folded and when in its horizontal position it 1s ready for use.

The head frame 3 is pivotally attached intermediate between its edges to one side 4 of an opening in the wall 5, which opening is of less width than the bed, by the arms 6-7 which engage in seats 8 9 secured to the side 4, or to the floor adjacent said side. The point of attachmentof the arms and the bed 1s sufficiently near the central vertical axis of the head frame toI allow the bed to move through the opening. These arms 6 7 are preferably secured to the head frame and are provided at their ends with cylindrical ver-v tical projections which engage in the seats 8 9. The seat or bearing block 8 is preferably arranged flush with the floor adjacent the s1de4, and the seat 9, generally consisting of an e e bolt, is secured to the side 4, vertically a ove the seat 8. 'The arms 6 7 are free te turn in the seats 8-9 and are 0f such length that their outer ends prj'tbeyond the wall 5 when the bed is in either position. .v

The opening in the wall 4 is closed, when the bed is in the position indicated in full Lines in Fig. 1, by the door 12 which is hinged to the side 4. Secured to the head frame 3 of the bed is a vertical panel 13 which projects above the had frame which forms a backing for the bed and partially closes the opening in the wall, when the bed is in the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The arms 6 7 are made of such length and the center of rotation of the bed is so placed that when the bed is moved to the position indicated, the pa'nel 13 lies flush with the door 12, forming an extension thereof and thereby produclng in conjunction with the door, a complete backing for the bed.

The bed is attached to the door so that as the door is opened or closed the bed is moved through the opening to opposite sides of the wall. I have constructed this connecting means so that the bed is always tightly held to the door, thereby preventing rattling as the door is moved, and so that when the door is in either the closed or open position, the head of the bed Wlll lie substantially parallel to the wall. This feature is particularly advantageous when` it is desirable to use the bed on either side of the wall, either in two adjacent rooms, or

v 14 pivotally attached at one end to the head frame of the bed and pivoted at its opposite end to a slide piece 15 arranged in a barrel 16 secured to the door adjacent the edge thereof. The slide 15 is pressed toward one end of the barrel by the coiled spring 17 arranged within the barrel and fixed thereto at the end remote from the slide.

When the door is closed the 'slide 15 isr pressed against the closed end 18 of the barrel 16 and the arm 14 holds the bed parnllel with the door. As the door is opened, the distance between the edge of the door and the end of the bed frame increases, due to the diii'erent centers of rotation, and the bed is swung quicker than the door, the side of the head frame coming into contact with the door and the arm 14 assuming a position substantially parallel with the door. A further movement of the door increases the distance between the edge of the door and the head frame, thereby compressing the spring 17. As the door approaches its full open position, as shown in dotted lines, the distance mentioned is lessened. and' the spring expands. At the full open position t e slide reaches the closed end of the barrel and the bed lies substantially parallel with the door.

In closing the door the operation takes place in the reverse direction. The slide reaches theclosed end of the barrel before i the door is entirelyl closed and the further movement of the ,door causes the armA 14 'to operate as a compression member-.to throw the bed around toaI position substantially parallel withvthe door.

It is evident that the means connectingv the door with the bed may be varied to a great extent without departing from the spirit of this invention, since the embodiment shown andl described is one o several means which I have devised `for producing the desired result.

I claim: l

1. In combination with a wall having an opening, a bed Ypivoted on a vertical axis adjacent yto one side of said opening and adapted to be swung therethrough, a door adapted to close said opening pivoted ona vertical axis adjacent the same side of the opening and a spring controlled yielding connection between sald bed and door.

2. In combination with a wall having an opening, a frame pivoted on a vertical axis adjacent to one side of said opening, a door adapted to close the opening pivoted on a vertical axis adjacent the same side of the opening and spaced apart from said first axis, an arm pivotally attached t0 said frame and slidably connected to said door, and a 4` spring controlling the sliding connection..

3. In combination with a wall having an opening, a frame pivoted on a vertical axis adjacent to one side of said opening, a door adapted to close the opening pivoted on a vertical axis adjacent the same side of the opening," a slideway on said door, a slide engaging said slideway, a spring for controlling the movement of the slide in said slideway, and an arm pivotally attached to said slide and said frame.v

4. In combination with a wall having an opening, a frame pivoted on a vertical axis adjacent to one side of said opening, a door hinged to the same side of the opening, a horizontally arranged guide arranged on 'said door adjacent the edge thereof, a slide engaging said ide, a spring tending to dhold saidslide at the end of the guide adjacent the edge of the door, and an arm pivotally attached to said slide` and tol said frame. v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 'my hand at Chicago, Illinois, this 17th day of January, 1913.

WILLIAM L.'MURPHY. In presence of- ANNA M. SCROLL, RUBY R. BoHNE'rrf 

